hairbreadth

[ hair-bredth, -bretth ]

/ ˈhɛərˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hairbreadth ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, adjective

hairsbreadth.

Origin of hairbreadth

1400–50; late Middle English heere brede;see hair, breadth

Words nearby hairbreadth

hain't, Haiphong, hair, hairball, hairbrained, hairbreadth, hairbrush, hairbrush cactus, hair bulb, hair cast, hair cell

Example sentences from the Web for hairbreadth

On the other hand, the neck as a region offered some of the most striking examples of hairbreadth escape of important structures.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
There would be plenty of excitement, plenty of hairbreadth escapes.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914|Various
They prefer cutting a tunnel through granite to deviating a hairbreadth from the line they have marked out for themselves.
Mirk Abbey, Volume 3(of 3)|James Payn
Tough are the yarns of wondrous hunts and Indian perils, of hairbreadth'scapes and curious "fixes."
In the Old West|George Frederick Ruxton

The accounts that come tell of hairbreadth escapes, heartrending tragedies and deeds of heroism almost without number.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker

单词	hairbreadth
释义	hairbreadth [ hair-bredth, -bretth ] / ˈhɛərˌbrɛdθ, -ˌbrɛtθ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hairbreadth ON THESAURUS.COM noun, adjective hairsbreadth. Origin of hairbreadth 1400–50; late Middle English heere brede;see hair, breadth Words nearby hairbreadth hain't, Haiphong, hair, hairball, hairbrained, hairbreadth, hairbrush, hairbrush cactus, hair bulb, hair cast, hair cell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hairbreadth On the other hand, the neck as a region offered some of the most striking examples of hairbreadth escape of important structures. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900\|George Henry Makins There would be plenty of excitement, plenty of hairbreadth escapes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914\|Various They prefer cutting a tunnel through granite to deviating a hairbreadth from the line they have marked out for themselves. Mirk Abbey, Volume 3(of 3)\|James Payn Tough are the yarns of wondrous hunts and Indian perils, of hairbreadth'scapes and curious "fixes." In the Old West\|George Frederick Ruxton The accounts that come tell of hairbreadth escapes, heartrending tragedies and deeds of heroism almost without number. The Johnstown Horror\|James Herbert Walker Words related to hairbreadth bit, fraction, hair, jot, hairsbreadth
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hairbreadth

noun, adjective

Origin of hairbreadth

Words nearby hairbreadth

Example sentences from the Web for hairbreadth

Words related to hairbreadth